In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.